Pesticidal Mixtures

Abstract

The present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) an insecticidal compound I selected from fipronil and ethiprole; and 2) a fungicidal compound IIA selected from azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, heterocylic compounds, carbamates, and other active compounds, and optionally 3) one or two fungicidal compounds IIB selected from List B which is defined as List A plus triticonazole, orysastrobin, in synergistically effective amounts, all as further defined in the description.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A fungicidal mixture comprising
 a fungicidal compound IIB selected from the group consisting of:   difenoconazole, bitertanole, bromuconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, imibenconazole, ipconazole, myclobutanil, paclobutrazol, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, tetraconazole, uniconazole-P, triadimenol, triadimefon, triticonazole, cyazofamid, pefurazoate, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole, hymexazole, cyproconazole, epoxiconazole, hexaconazole, metconazole, prothioconazole, and tebuconazole;   a fungicidal compound IID selected from the group consisting of   pyraclostrobin, and   strobilurins selected from the group consisting of: azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, picoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, or methyl (2-chloro-5-[1-(3-methylbenzyloxy-imino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate, methyl (2-chloro-5-[1-(6-methylpyridin-2-yl-methoxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate, and methyl 2-(ortho-((2,5-dimethylphenyl-oxymethylene)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate;   and   thiophanate-methyl   in synergistically effective amounts.   
     
     
         3 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein the compound IID is selected from the group consisting of pyraclostrobin, azoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, and trifloxystrobin. 
     
     
         4 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein compound IIB is selected from the group consisting of difenoconazole, cyproconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, ipconazole, metconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triadimenol, triticonazole, imazalil, prochloraz, carbendazim, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, and hymexazole; and
 wherein compound IID is pyraclostrobin.   
     
     
         5 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein compound IIB is selected from the group consisting of difenoconazole, cyproconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triticonazole, and prochloraz; and
 wherein compound IID is pyraclostrobin.   
     
     
         6 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein compound IIB is selected from the group consisting of epoxiconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, prothioconazole, and triticonazole; and
 wherein compound IID is pyraclostrobin.   
     
     
         7 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein compound IIB is selected from the group consisting of metconazole, prothioconazole, and triticonazole; and
 wherein compound IID is pyraclostrobin   
     
     
         8 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein compound IIB is triticonazole and IID is pyraclostrobin. 
     
     
         9 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , comprising thiophanate-methyl, compound IIB, and the compound IID in a weight ratio of from 1:200:200 to 200:1:1. 
     
     
         10 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , comprising thiophanate-methyl, compound IIB, and the compound IID in a weight ratio of from 1:100:100 to 100:1:1. 
     
     
         11 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , comprising thiophanate-methyl, compound IIB, and the compound IID in a weight ratio of from 10:20:20 to 20:1:1. 
     
     
         12 . A pesticidal composition, comprising a liquid or solid carrier and the mixture of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         13 . A method for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, wherein the fungi, their habitat or the plants to be protected against fungal attack, the soil or seed are treated with an effective amount of the mixture of  claim 2 . 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the mixture is applied in an amount of from 5 g/ha to 2000 g/ha. 
     
     
         15 . A method for protection of seeds comprising contacting the seeds with the mixture of  claim 2  in pesticidally effective amounts. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the mixture is applied in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seeds. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the mixtures are applied simultaneously, that is jointly or separately, or in succession. 
     
     
         18 . A seed comprising the mixture of  claim 2  in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seeds. 
     
     
         19 . The fungicidal mixture of  claim 2 , wherein the mixture consists of thiophanate-methyl, triticonazole and pyraclostrobin.